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Spinach à la Lorraine

Smoked bacon, shallots and cream to accompany spinach cooked separately, to form a very gourmet dish.

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Last modified on: February 21^th 2024

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 2 shallots
2 2 tablespoons oil
3 0 kg 5 g small pieces of smoked bacon
4 0 kg 8 g cream
5 0 kg 14 g cooked spinach
6 salt
7 pepper

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
5 min.	26 min.	31 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Prepare and slice 2 shallots.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

In a large saucepan over medium heat, pour in 2 tablespoons oil and when hot, add 0 kg 5 g small pieces of smoked bacon.

Toast, stirring occasionally.

Stage 3 - 1 min.

Add the shallots and cook for 1 minute with the bacon, stirring constantly.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

Add 0 kg 8 g cream, salt and mix well.

Bring to the boil, and check seasoning.

Stage 5 - 10 min.

Add 0 kg 14 g cooked spinach, stir well and turn down the heat.

Let the cream reduce gently to your liking, then check the seasoning again.

Stage 6

Your spinach à la Lorraine is ready.

Remarks

Smoked bacon isn't absolutely essential, but it's much better.

You can add a few toasted croutons just before serving.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, protected by cling film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,052 Kcal or 8,591 Kj	102 gr	139 gr	263 gr
103 %	39 %	13 %	40 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
233 Kcal or 976 Kj	12 gr	16 gr	30 gr
12 %	4 %	1 %	5 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
513 Kcal or 2,148 Kj	25 gr	35 gr	66 gr
26 %	10 %	3 %	10 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 3.57 €
Per person : 0.89 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach and hard-boiled egg gratin, Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, Poached eggs with spinach and Comté milk, Gratin slices with spinach, Salmon and Spinach Gratin, ... All
	Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Grapefruit moelleux, Chocolate cake, Vol-au-vent, Caramelized apple "moelleux" cake, Household cake (Gâteau de ménage), ... All
	Small pieces of smoked bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Endives "bonne femme", Veal Marengo, Rabbit civet "à la normande", Eggs meurette, Stuffed baguette , ... All
	Shallot: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Scallops with sorrel and Noilly Prat, Creamy rice with spinach, Like a Boursin with garlic and herbs, Cauliflower and purple eggplant with Greek pesto, Sarladaise potatoes, ... All

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